Taxi Drivers on Strike over Bad Roads
All taxi drivers within the Hohoe township in the Volta region have declared an indefinite strike leaving passengers stranded.
Their action is due to the deplorable state of the roads which the...
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Shocking Footage Shows Tiger Attack and Eat Woman in Beijing’s Wildlife Park
Tigers at a wildlife park in Beijing have killed one woman and injured another after the pair left their vehicle, Chinese media have reported.
CCTV published footage of the incident showing one woman...
West Africa Gas Pipeline Cuts Supply to Ghana over Unpaid Bills
The West African Gas Pipeline Company (Wapco) said on Tuesday it had suspended the flow of gas from Nigeria to Ghana over unpaid bills by the Ghana government.
Ghana’s state power producer Volta...
KNUST, EU to Build Climate Database to Accurately Forecast Weather
The meteorology and climate science unit of the physics department of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), with support from the European Union (EU), is helping to build an...
Heavy Rains Displaces Hundreds in Upper East
Heavy rains have affected flood-prone areas of the Upper East Region. Most residents of the Upper East Region are still counting their losses, following Wednesday’s torrential rains that lasted for...
China Floods: More than 150 Killed and Thousands Evacuated
Floods in north and central China have killed at least 150 people, with scores missing and hundreds of thousands forced from homes, officials say. Hebei and Henan provinces are the worst hit by the...
Kumasi Polytechnic Students Convert Cars to Use Electricity as Alternative Fuel
A group of students and lecturers at the Kumasi Polytechnic in Ghana’s second main city, are resorting to electricity to solve some of the challenges in the automobile industry.
Ghana imports an...
Tema Residents Protest over Karpower Smoke
Residents of Tema Newtown and its surrounding communities are calling on government to relocate the Karpowership, a Turkish floating power plant stationed at Tema.
According to the residents, smoke...
Takoradi Polytechnic Disconnected from the National Grid by ECG
Information reaching GhanaStar.com indicates the Main Campus of the Takoradi Polytechnic has been disconnected from the National Grid by the Electricity Company of Ghana due to outstanding bill...
Osu Cemetery Turned into Defecation and Refuse Dump
Osu cemetery, one of the final resting places in the city for the dead, has currently been turned into a defecation and dumping site.
In an interview, Mr William Totimeh, the sexton at the cemetery,...
ECG Shocked at Illegal Electricity Connection at Tema Police Barracks
Police occupants of the Tema Community 8 Police Barracks have been caught allegedly stealing power.
The power bypass came to light during an operation by the team of the Special Revenue Protection...
Government Has No More Jobs for You – Mahama Tells Graduates
The President, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama has acknowledged that prospecting at the public sector are the narrowest and that graduates must explore the private and the informal sectors for...
Second Lady Calls for a Return to ‘Operation Feed Yourself’
The Second Lady, Mrs. Matilda Amissah-Arthur, has said that there are economic benefits of eating what the country grows and there are a lot of health benefits to be derived from eating the many...
VRA Gas Supplier N-Gas Shut down Supply Due to over $166.3 Million Debt
N-Gas, the main supplier of gas to Ghana's Volta River Authority (VRA), through the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP), has shut down supply due to the indebtedness of over $166.3 million.
Speaking to...
Ghana to Become a Power Hub, Will Soon Export Power – Mahama
President John Mahama says that the government is making strenuous efforts to making Ghana a power hub.
Speaking at the maiden congregation of the University of Energy and Natural Resources in...
Dumsor Returns as Aboadze Power Plant Shuts Down
Power providers have increased load-shedding as thermal plants in Aboadze are shut down. The plants have been shut down due to a limited supply of Lean Gas from the Ghana National Gas Company over...
Central Region Floods Kills 10
The Central region has recorded ten rain-related deaths since the rains began in June this year. Two women and an eight year old girl died last week at Kissi Kwahekrom in the Komenda Edina Eguafo...
Ghanaians Should Expect More Rains – Ghana Meteorological Agency
The Ghana Meteorological Agency has predicted more rains in the coming days, following Thursday’s heavy downpour which flooded major parts of the Greater Accra regional capital.
A statement issued...
Accra Sinks in Floods Again
Residents of Accra have been thrown into a state of fear after news broke that parts of the capital have been submerged following heavy downpour in the early hours of today.
According to media...
Rogue Monkey Causes Nationwide Blackout in Kenya
A single monkey caused a nationwide blackout in Kenya after falling on to a crucial piece of equipment.
The monkey fell on a transformer at the Gitaru hydroelectric power station on Tuesday,...